On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new extraordinary memoirs about the exquisite joy of true love and the nearly unbearable pain of losing one we love: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/fi-a-memoir-of-my-son/20491500?ean=9780802161048">Fi, A Memoir of My Son</a>, by Alexandra Fuller and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/my-beloved-monster-masha-the-half-wild-rescue-cat-who-rescued-me-caleb-carr/20081517?ean=9780316503600">My Beloved Monster</a>, by Caleb Carr.  See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Midlife Adventures: "The Lady Waiting" by Magdalena Zyzak, and "All Fours" Miranda July

----What should I read next?---- Book critic and longtime NPR commentator Marion Winik answers this question in four opinionated, book-loving minutes. With reviews of new releases and older titles you may have missed, it’s like having a new best friend with very good taste to guide you in your literary adventures. The Weekly Reader is produced by WYPR and hosted by Lisa Morgan.